Santex Rimar Heating & Drying Systems Offer Low CO2 Values

Heating and drying systems in Santaframe, Santashrink and Santasynpact machines supplied by Santex Rimar deliver sustainable production with low CO2 values, along with notable cost savings.

“The three also share the benefits of great performance in productivity and finishing quality,” Santex Rimar said in a press release.

Santaframe is a high-performance stenter for top-quality processing of knitted and woven fabrics and energy-saving innovations drive customers to sustainable production with low CO2 values.

“Unmatched low energy consumption is based on a new and unique air-flow technique with the Aero-Surf nozzle system, which while using residual heat from exhaust air, system saves even more energy,” the Swiss company said.

Conventional energy-saving units use hot exhaust air to preheat the incoming fresh air via external heat exchangers, but the Santex Energy Saving Chamber (ESC) applies hot exhaust air directly to preheat the incoming moist fabric.

Efficient use of energy is ensured by the air exchange in the ESC, proven by the reduced exhaust air temperatures at the exit point.

Installing Santex ESC ahead of Santaframe heating chambers results in energy savings of up to 25 percent by optimal use of residual heat from the exhaust air, fed into the ESC.

The Santashrink Progress is a tensionless shrinking and relax drying machine featuring three or more drying chambers for tubular or open-width knitted fabrics.

Combined with the ESC or Enairsave system, the drying process operates with significantly better energy savings, making Santashrink the most optimised drying process for sustainable textile finishing.

The use of two heat recovery systems has clear advantages. ESC reuses energy directly, while Enairsave works indirectly.

By optimal use of residual heat from the exhaust air fed into the ESC, the fabric is preheated without extra heat energy needed, as with the Santaframe.

Adding the ESC to a new or existing Santashrink lifts production capacity by up to 25 percent with the same input heating energy.

Santacompact RD and Santasynpact are established as leveling, steaming and compacting calenders with extremely gentle fabric handling.

Both the Santacompact RD open-width felt belt compactor and the Santasynpact sanforizer feature a high-performance V-steam box, which is connected to the guide rail to avoid steam distribution outside the fabric web.

This results in a far more controlled process, and a 50 percent reduction in energy compared to conventional steam tables.

Furthermore, the V-shaped steam box adapts to different fabric widths — and it is reported that Santex compacting machines provide the best dimensional stability for the finishing of high-quality open-width knitted fabrics.